Ship Engineers pay range in Portland
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,450 a year or less, while the top 10% make $168,360 or more. The middle half of ship engineers in Portland earn between $88,800 and $109,640.
- $45K10th
- $89K25th
- $89KMedian
- $110K75th
- $168K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $96,540 | $8,045 | $46.41 |
| Median | $88,800 | $7,400 | $42.69 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $88,800 | $7,400 | $42.69 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $109,640 | $9,137 | $52.71 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Ship Engineers salary after taxes in Portland
On the average salary of $96,540, a single filer in Portland takes home about $69,600 a year, or $5,800 a month and $2,677 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.
The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:
| State | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Working in WA | $76,746 | $6,395 |
| Working in OR | $69,600 | $5,800 |
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
Is Portland a good place for ship engineers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Portland area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.4), so the average $96,540 buys what about $91,576 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Portland ($60,690). A typical home costs $552,022, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.
Ship Engineers salary in nearby metro areas
- Seattle, WA$111,580
- San Francisco, CA$130,570
- Los Angeles, CA$98,400
- San Diego, CA$90,770
- Anchorage, AK$111,710
- Chicago, IL$91,020
Highest-paying cities for ship engineers
New Orleans, LA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($151,960).
- New Orleans, LA$151,960
- Honolulu, HI$135,380
- San Francisco, CA$130,570
- Houston, TX$127,070
- New York, NY$126,400
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Ship Engineers salary in Portland: questions
How much do ship engineers make an hour in Portland?
$46.42 an hour on average, and $42.69 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level ship engineers salary in Portland?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,450 a year and the 25th percentile is $88,800, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the ship engineers take-home pay in Portland?
About $69,600 a year ($5,800 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $96,540. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
Do ship engineers earn more in Portland than elsewhere?
The average here is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($113,388).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-5031; area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (38900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 14.7%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.69, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.69).
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